BEAVERTON ENTERPRISE— Fndoy, December 8, 1950
Pioneer Land Clearing Job
Proved Long,
Deal
RPAVByO N - ^ y ngRPRISE
ROBINSON TACKLED TREMENDOUS TASK HEWING
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• ents to this day and "it is a re-
m arks! • fa c t " w ro:. a h : . apher
in 1*12. "that there has never been
placed a m ortgage on this prop
erty. either by W illiam J. Robinson
or any of his children up to this
tune."
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the newspaper In this wav. a
more com plet. historical ee
rie« will be possibie.
W hen R oy L. Davidson, a corre
spondent for this newspaper, inter
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view ed H a rry Robinson, grandson
o f W illia m J„ upon this place,
A d d ress letters to H e rv e y V
O TH E R STATES
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A SS O CI AT I O N
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some nine years ago. H a rry point
Robinson, n B eaverton E n te r
ed out to him three old barns,
prise. B eaverton . O regon.
which his grandfather had built
upon his claim. Th ey w ere o f
S A N T A M AKES IT BETTER
colony at Matanuska. It has great mineral
W hen W illiam J. Robinson had hewn lumber, pinned together with
It’s about this time of year when most of
wealth— even yet, after having been worked
us are brought face to face with the decision extensively for years. It has timber, both »tahed his claim on Fanno creek 1ob* wooden pegs, like ail other
as to whether we should lay low the alleged fo r lumber and for newsprint. It has a di- ,n the *PrtB« of iss2 out where birn* hum by the early settlers
myth o f Santa Clause or continue it as a minished supply o f fur-bearing animals.
Robinson station now stands, one **d Appeared as sturdy and sub-
N IW ÍM M »
NATIONAL
traditional fiction of the young.
Memories of many an adult’s early years
will include the cherished faith in a Santa
Claus who most generally came into the
house by way o f the chimney to reward
those o f us who were good. The anticipation
of the Christmas Eve visit made the last ten
days before Christmas drag on weighted
feet. And yet, as a whole, it was a fascinat
ing bit o f supposition.
Now, with the pace o f life stepped up. the
Santa Claus story still strings along. Per
haps it is a delusion and only an attempt to
recreate the earlier pre-Christmas memories,
that there is even any attempt to keep the
idea of jolly Saint Nick alive.
Merchandisers have taken Santa Claus to
their money-making hearts and here again
a fresh complication arises A youngster,
with the direct and simple faith o f the truest
believer, sees these fabulously pot-bellied
characters enthroned in a wonderland o f
toys and gift-gadgets, holding forth as
though they were the lords and masters o f
the child’s most delightful world, instead of
9:30 to 5:30 employees devoted to the task
o f selling merchandise by an indirect method
o f suggestion.
Perhaps the disappointments that might
arise through such a Santa’s unfulfilled
promises is not a serious thing. But, on the
other hand, little influences can sometimes
effect drastic results.
So there are many justifications in telling
your offspring, “ Don’t you believe it about
Santa Claus.”
Yet, such a statement o f heresy would
impoverish the adult as well as the child.
Maybe there are better things to believe in,
but Santa is good enough in his own right.
For, you know, there really is a Santa
Claus. He is a spirit as much a part o f the
Christian civilization as church pews and
songbooks. He embodies a generosity o f
heart and a concern for those who are less
blessed with joy and gladness.
His legend is much abused, used to pro
mote selfish purposes, distorted and “ inter
preted” in a multitude o f ways. Yet the
myth o f an heroic Saint Nick in whom small
fry. without question, put the utmost o f
faitii is robust and well able to stand up
under any number o f impositions.
Whether the outward expression o f this
spirit be the shivering gentleman behind a
batch of false whiskers, wearing a somewhat
soiled and ill-fitting monkey suit o f red and
white or the traditional Santa Claus with
flowing beard and flying reindeer charging
down from the North Pole for the busiest
one night o f the year that might be im
agined, he rules significantly during one
holiday season a year.
Sometimes it seems lamentable that real
istic living and inquiry causes the Santa
legend to be explained. Much good is accom
plished. with the help of it. Too l>ad that we
must leave the childish faith in discard.*
while we “ explain” that here is no Santa
Claus.
There is nothing too hypocritical o f old
Saint Nick. He always does a noble job in
all the stories written and told o f him. Our
Christmas season might just be a bit less
fascinating without him.
On the question, therefore, o f whether or
not there is a Santa Claus, you guessed i t !
Our verdict is a resounding “ Yes". W e think
the observance of Christ’s hallowed Birth
day is translated more deeply throughout
our people by such a belief.
And you’ll find, even in your own family,
that on Christmas Day, the story o f Santa
makes it better.
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ONE MORE BRIGHT STAR
In its determined fight for statehood,
Alaska has lost another round. This vast
northern territory, striving for the stature
o f a sovereign state and representation in
the halls of Congress, has fallen athwart a
determined opposition which listens to no
reason.
In a radio interview, for instance, Repub
lican Senator Rooert Taft seemed to mainly
oppose the proposition because it would in
crease the number o f possible Democrats in
the Senate and House o f Representatives.
Elsewhere are contentions that Alaska
has no industry but fishing; that it is most
ly populated by soldiers on outpost duty;
thpt its population is too thin to qualify for
statehood.
There is nothing said, publicly, o f finan
cial interests, o f absentee nature, which
might be willing to spend a considerable
amount in places o f influence, that such a
fact o f Alaska statehood would never be.
Consider the situation.
Alaska is a territory, famed in gold-rush
legend, which has U*«*n called "The 1
Frontier” . It has amazing potentialities but
somehow many o f them seldom develop to
great proportions.
It has oil, vast reserves of it, held by the
government and now lieing in the first de-
ve)o|fnent stage by the U. S. Navy. It has
agricultural lands, as dramatised by the
EOlTORiAL
IN O R E G O N
Alaska also has a strategic place in World-
tra ffic airlines and a vigorous air transport
system within its widespread boundar.es.
There is also the Alaska Railroad and the
Alaska Steamship company, one fact that
is impressed upon anyone who has sojourned
in the northern clime.
Alaska could easily support a much larger
population, but the Stranglehold that seems
upon the Territory makes it difficult to
achieve. Development in new Unes o f indus-
trv is slow and blamed bv some on the fact
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of hia flrst ***** *** *° *lash oul
a road from the old Oregon city -
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. . . . his location so
, nd supplies out from Oregon City
Then, when he had erected
shelter fo r his little fam ily, he
went to w ork in a Milwaukie saw-
miU to earB money to make his
s,art in ° r* * on as we related in
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generation of Robinsons t- >ccupy
the old farm c a m e * or. tne work
started by his pioneer father and
grandfather not only in conduct
o f his private affa irs but also In
community enterprise. It was from
him that R oy L Davidson, in 1M1,
obtained many o f the facts that we
have incorporated in this story.
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««ployed. * 7 ^ as af T !
He coop*r>ted
ordinary laborer a»<>“ t the mill , with his neighbors, the Fannos.
But one day when it was necessary Denneys and others in the develop-
to g et a huge log across the stream ment o f a comm unity center about
a d the regular drivers had failed Am es Chapel, where Progress now
to get the oxen to do the trick, stands and in the establishment of
Robinson, during the lunch hour the M cK ay school.
The Territory has had a long and intimate wt» l e the drivers were eating.
W ith these same neighbors he
acquaintanceship with absentee ownership. waJked up to the yoked oxen, gave »-»s instrumental in fretting a road
It has no vote in Congress or the election o f them a sim Ple command and with built across the hills to Portland
a President. And even its governor is forced ver5r__1,tt!e tr ° 'jble »hot the stick This road was constructed, largely
u p o n them,
t h e m , in
in appointment
a p p o in t m e n t b
b y th e c h ie f e x - Z Z '
* treanBk
p,lac^ Wltb pick shovel and ax. and with-
upon
" U t iv e in W a s h i n g t o n D C
» h e r e it was wanted
A fte r that out benefit o f engineering. I t was
ecutive
u i l \ e in
in Washington,
v v a s ju n g x o n , D.
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he wag made an ox driver, and did some distance south o f the ore«en»
H e n r y B e n s o n , T e r r i t o r i a l C o m m is s io n e r a great deal o f the haulm*.
canyon H ighw ay. The sole idea
Of
L a b o r , w dio IS a n a c c r e d it e d A la s k a n
by
It was he who hauled a load o f was to get over the mountain It
a ll s t a n d a r d s , d e c la r e s t h a t t h e T e r r i t o r y
lumber from Milwaukie down
to wag cut Straight aw ay to the hill-
m i g h t p e t i t i o n t h e U n i t e d N a t i o n s t o w o r k ! Portland to be used in building a top. up one side and down the
in b e h a l f o f d e c l a r i n g A l a s k a a n in d e p e n d e n t house on the site of present day other, so steep that it tried the
M eier and Frank ■ «tore.
mettle o f the strongest oxen.
nation
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Benson, also a Republican, highlights the
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In later days Robinson traveled
willingness o f Alaska to Stand on its own, w?UKh ahead he quit hls i°b at over the Canyon route which,
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even in spite o f its nearness to Russia. But cUlnv whlch co* . :...d of 320 acre-
„ l° n° Y l the_ " V o f least
such a move would be a sorry chapter in the H e bought out ar.o’ her ma wh ^ re ,i*tanc* down the bed o f the
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th* 1 *Aey w ere put In place."
The pioneer log cabin had long
,u ~
by a better
home, which the Robinson^ en-
Joyed fo r many years after their
farm began to pay dividends,
As he prospered W illiam J. Rob-
inson reached out to help others
H e assisted. in a financial way.
some young
striving to se-
that SO much wealth o f the A laska has been
Siphoned off by absentee owners and their
Stockholders that there is nothing left for
financing new and venturesome endeavors.
story o f United States neglect, as shown to
this territory which cost about 2c an acre
in 1864 and has since returned a thousand
fold Its asking price.
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Better for Alaska and for the United
States that there be one more bright Star
on our flag, for the Land o f the Midnight
Sun.
] time to time, until he owned a fine
ranch o f one hundred and thirty-
five acres, all under a high state
of cultivation. In addition to this
he was the owner o f twenty acres
o f good land elsewhere in the
county and tw o residence prop-
erties in Portland.
Today H a rry Robinson. third
had i«o" acres adj^ning "htm and " * * * ! r,Zugh and mucky prop"
to clear and w ork the
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ground That was a real job He ,amdv o f* WiI,‘ arT1C' j
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began
COuld
w ° rk
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af he had don<> *n bui,din* th<*
TOad Th e trees had to
cut down
ani the st**mp* tal*en ®ut-
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,0day> W,t* the aid o f
powde,r
and
mach|nery,
stump
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flv * daughters and a son Berilla
died at the age o f sixteen: nttie
Lenora met her tragic death at the
age o f three, as we have just re-
tated: Agnes became the w ife of
Jam „
W alk er
of
W ashington
"* w a s™ .T e ^ d o u , - unty: VioJ a mar^ d ^
n
d°~ pb
T h e s it u a t io n in
s iv e ly
w o r s e n in g
in s u ch f a n t a s t i c
s id e o f t h e w o r ld
K o r e a h a s !>een p r o g r e s - Many or those large fir stumps
fo V L ^ n T s
a n d e v e n t s a r e h a p p e n in g had
roots larger than . man s in , heir old
afre contin^ d t o ,
s e q u e n c e t h a t o n e o n t h is body
it. was the common practice regide in the dweninff which her
c a n o n ly s h u d d e r t o im -
burn thf,m
a* p ° » - father built in 18 7 4
sible Brush and tree tops were
agine what the end result will be.
Raleigh S.. the only son. assisted
piled over the stumps and fires
bis father in the operation o f the
Conflicting views are voiced, one saying
we should be calm and not attach too drastic w eek« The fn-e"would creep along
an importance to the Iragments o f news an underground root, smoldering
that come through to us. The other view in the pitchy sap for weeks
seems to introduce US to an all-out war o f
There on the claim the Robin-
50 years or more.
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»°n children w ere accustomed to
Our position, it is plain to see. is perilous. PUy*
about the rough
We do have a rather academic point to ground among the piles of brush
prove. But in doing so, we stand to lose so and
and l.he ,,'noIderine
much as to make it o f doubtful value.
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Our reason for first going to Korea v*as ^ e place, ventured too close to a
defensible. It seemed for awhile that under roaring brush fire
our willingness to take the lead, we had
The wind shifted suddenly and
succeeded in galvanizing the United Nations before she could get away the
into a course of determined action.
flames caught her dress and 1
Since our courageous epic o f counter at- about hPr
body H er screams
tack against Red Korea, it has become more brofuyh’ heJ fHth' r *° ber s‘def ‘n
and more ocidcnt that many -nember■ na- flam„.
tions o f the L N have lost their first flush ed. E very available home remedy
o f enthusiasm. It has become a situation o f was
_____ applied to _ no avail and in a
American soldiers, marines and sailors bear- few hours she died
The work of clearing was slow
ing the burden o f the United Nations, with
and tedious, but progress was
but token assistance from others.
and in time the Robinson
With the flood-gates o f China's manpower steady,
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cracked open and an ever increasing force a™ - aa « t e d am ong the best .n
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. the community
That farm has
pouring out o f the North, the weight o f remained in thy fK>8ge„ lon of Wll.
numliers is pressing heavily against us
iiam J Robinson and his descend
Here the fantastic faith in the atom lioiiib
liegins to thin out and serious doubts o f its
effectiveness arise. And we are beginning to
re-evaluate the Korean venture, in the light
of cold reality.
In the United States, grave concern over
civilian defense has spurned closer attention
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Insurance problems*
how to survive an atomic bomb. County by
By Leonard Adams
county and city by city, organizations are
lieing set up to handle the multitudinous
problems such an attack would occasion.
Meanwhile, draft quotas are being liberal
ized and the main thought in government
and m ilitary circles, as well as in the mil
lions o f families o f the United States, is a
dreaded war.
It seems we have been maneuvered into a Q l'E S TIO M
shaky position, far from our source of suj>- a «e caused by my traher cov.
ply. Some o f our leaders have sounded o ff ered by mv regular autor- '!e
Damage * insurance
rather intemperatelv, too. and this adds Property
policy*
even more weight to our plight.
\ N **" Kit;
The big question that many are consider
ing. these dark days, is whether or not it is cover damage caused by a trail,
er and most o f them restrict
possible to retire from Korea and save at
their coverage to u tility trailers
least a piece o f our defenses, there, for use onlv Some new, "broad form
on our own homeland, or in a theater less Bodily Injury and Property
Damage policies do. however,
removed and with some advantage to
won
cover
a;: t y p « o f trailers within
in victory.
the same limits as your auto,
The shoe of internationalism logins to mobile insurance.
pinch. And. in such a case, many would
prefer to cast it o ff for what has king Uvn
• If you 11 address your own
our tradition— isolation from the rest o f the
insurance questions to this o f
world.
fice. we'll try to give you the
In times o f stress, wp do not always re correct answers and there »*iU
gard a situation with cold logic. The truth is. be no ehargr or obligation of
any kind.
it’s later than isolationism. The modem age
has presented us with that reality. Our for-
eign policy has sealed our affin ity to the
international point o f view,
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However Korea ends, we must accept as
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are o f the world.........and it is o f us.
homi> rancb unt" he came of aep
»h e n he rented a portion o f it
which he operated until his fa th er’s
death, in 1898 when he inherited
eighty acres.
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He added to these holdings from
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